Persian Lessons movie storyline. Nazi-occupied France, 1942. Having escaped death by the skin of his teeth by claiming to be half-Persian, Gilles, a Jewish man from Belgium, is spared so that he can teach Persian to Klaus Koch, a mid-grade SS officer in charge of the concentration camp’s kitchen.
In reality, lucky Gilles doesn’t speak a word of Persian, and to save himself from certain death, he must fabricate an entire language of convincing gibberish without raising suspicion. Now, Gilles’ life is hanging by a thread, and one small mistake can blow his cover. Will the lie that has just saved Gilles bring about his downfall?
Persian Lessons (German: Persischstunden) is a 2020 German-Russian-Belarusian war drama film directed by Vadim Perelman. The film was partially inspired by the short story Erfindung einer Sprache by German writer Wolfgang Kohlhaase. It was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. However, the film was disqualified by the Academy, due to the majority of individuals involved in making the film not coming from Belarus.
Persian Lessons premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 22 February 2020. It was theatrically released in Germany by Alamode Film on 24 September 2020.[10] In December 2020, Russia submitted the film to the 78th annual Golden Globes competition. The film was released in China on 19 March 2021.
Persian Lessons (2023)
Directed by: Vadim Perelman
Starring: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, David Schütter, Alexander Beyer, Andreas Hofer, Leonie Benesch, Giuseppe Schillaci, Elena Pobegaeva, Maksim Braginetz, Antonin Chalon
Screenplay by: Ilya Tsofin
Production Design by: Vladislav Ogay, Dmitriy Tatarnikov
Cinematography by: Vladislav Opelyants
Film Editing by: Vessela Martschewski
Costume Design by: Aleksey Kamyshov
Music by: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Cohen Media Group
Release Date: February 22, 2020 (Berlin), September 24, 2020 (Germany), June 9, 2023 (United States)
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